Food intolerance

Physical reactions tend to be less intense and obvious – bloating or stomach pain a few hours after eating.

An intolerance is triggered by the body’s digestive system’s inability to efficiently break down something in a food that has been eaten.

Symptoms are not immediately life-threatening but can affect general well-being.

Because the reaction isn’t so quickly noticed, it can take a while to identify an intolerance. It is worth identifying a few possible causes, taking these out of the diet and then gradually adding them back in to see what happens. Consult a GP before cutting whole food groups out of a diet.

The food should be avoided but small amounts of it are unlikely to cause too much discomfort.